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William Henry Lee
William Henry
Lee
was a
Canadian
civil servant
and the first
Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada
.
Born
in
Trois-Rivières
,
Lower Canada
, he was
educated
in
Montreal
. In 1821, he became an
extra
clerk for the
Executive Council of Upper Canada
. From
1867
to 1872, he was the clerk of the
Privy Council
. Being the first
Clerk of the Privy Council
, he was a
Father of Confederation
.